ArticleJournal of thoracic disease2019
Time to tracheal intubation over a fibreoptic bronchoscope using a silicone left double-lumen endobronchial tube versus polyvinyl chloride single-lumen tube with bronchial blocker: a randomized controlled non-inferiority trial.
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- Efficiency and safety of double-lumen bronchial tube and bronchial blocker for one-lung ventilation in patients with thoracic surgery: a meta-analysis.BMC anesthesiology · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of silicone and PVC tube intubation on postoperative sore throat after thyroid surgery: a randomized controlled trial.BMC anesthesiology · 2025Trial
- Efficacy and safety of video double-lumen tube intubation in lateral position in patients undergoing thoracic surgery: a randomized controlled trial.BMC anesthesiology · 2024Trial
- Comparison of silicone double-lumen tube and polyvinyl chloride single-lumen tube in fiberoptic tracheal intubation on a difficult airway model: a randomized controlled non-inferiority trial.Scientific reports · 2023Trial
- Application of tubeless anesthesia for enhanced recovery after thoracoscopic wedge resection of the lung: a randomized trial.Journal of thoracic disease · 2025Article
- Comparison of fiberoptic bronchoscopic intubation using silicone and polyvinyl chloride double-lumen tubes.Korean journal of anesthesiology · 2023Article
- Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Efficiency and Safety of Double-Lumen Tube and Bronchial Blocker for One-Lung Ventilation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- A comparison between bronchial blockers and double-lumen tubes for patients undergoing lung resection: A propensity score-matched cohort study.International journal of medical sciences · 2022Article
- Congenital Bronchobiliary Fistula: A Case Report and Literature Review.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2021Article
- Use of the Human BronchoInternational medical case reports journal · 2021Article
- A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Novel Triple-Cuffed Double-Lumen Endobronchial Tubes with Conventional Double-Lumen Endobronchial Tubes for Lung Isolation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
- Safety and efficacy of video DLT (VDLT) for lung isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic.Annals of cardiac anaesthesiaArticle
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Abstract
backgroundDirect insertion of a double-lumen endobronchial tube (DLT) over a fibreoptic bronchoscope (FOB) is considered more difficult and traumatic than that of a single-lumen tube (SLT). We hypothesized that time to intubation over an FOB using a silicone left DLT would be non-inferior to that using a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) SLT.
methodsEighty patients were enrolled in this open-label, randomized controlled, non-inferiority trial. Patients were randomly allocated to fibreoptic tracheal intubation with either a silicone DLT or PVC SLT (DLT and SLT groups, respectively). Time to tracheal intubation [time to insertion of FOB plus railroading (advancement over the FOB) time]; total time for correct tube and bronchial blocker positioning; difficulty of railroading; and the incidence of sore throat, swallowing difficulty, and hoarseness were compared between groups.
resultsThe median time to intubation over the FOB was 20 s in the DLT group and 23 s in the SLT group. The upper limit of the confidence interval of this difference was below the non-inferiority margin of 10 s (median difference: -2 s; 95% confidence interval: -4 to 0 s). Railroading time was significantly shorter in the DLT group than in the SLT group (median time: 10
conclusionsTracheal intubation using an FOB can be achieved at least as fast using the silicone DLT as using the PVC SLT. The silicone DLT exhibited superior railroading performance to the PVC SLT.
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